Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Many Venezuelans Are Becoming Resigned to Dictatorship


Still, he will sail to a victory. How is it possible? First, there is the traditional dictator’s textbook that Maduro is following: The president controls all political institutions: the National Assembly, the Supreme Court, most of the governorships, the CNE. If the final vote count does not give Maduro the election, he can fall back on the CNE, which is in charge of counting the votes. That scenario probably won’t be needed, however, since Maduro has no serious challengers. The most charismatic opposition leaders are jailed, exiled, or banned from running. Sidelining the opposition has been in the works in Venezuela for years. More…

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